Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 December 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration

11:15 am

Ms Caroline Piggot:

The way we account for it is in line with the policy of the Department of Health. We are applying its accounting standards, which treat it as income in the year it is received, and it is not put into a fund for the future. The future liability rests with the Mater.